As a rule of thumb, any time you see a minivan or an SUV, it's because the driver is a heifer so freakin' large that he or she can't wedge themselves into a normal sized car. Well, they could if you greased 'em up real good with butter or something, maybe

/there are three reasons to drive a truck: you're a contractor, you're a farmer, or you're a fatass

According to the googles, a Prius weighs approximately 3,000 lbs. Per the same source, a 1969 Dodge Charger weighed around 3,700 lbs. Question: do you weigh more than 700 pounds? What was the point of this article?

serial_crusher:Ride a bike to work. Lower your fuel spending and stop being fat, all at the same time.

Not to mention energy spending on cooling you sweaty body, and the energy it takes to make your huge clothing to cover your blubber. And all the ground water your wasting by eating five burgers daily. And all of the fuel and energy it takes to ship and prepare that food. Extra stored energy wastes a lot of other energy.